Braswell Motor Freight, Inc. v. United States

DECISION

THE PARTIES AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION

The Intervening Defendant, Hopper Truck Lines, now O. N. C. Motor Freight System (Hopper), was a motor carrier engaged with its then parent, O. N. C. Motor Freight System, in transporting general commodities under permanent authorities from the Defendant Interstate Commerce Commission (Commission) to serve routes in the states of Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington and Nevada.

Hopper sought to extend its permanent authority on a temporary basis from Phoenix eastward to Silver City, New Mexico. The Commission granted the application in Docket Sub 16 TA but restricted “tacking” and “interlining” traffic at Silver City.

Hopper has filed other applications to expand its existing authorities which are pending but not of concern to us now.

Thereafter Hopper filed its application with the Commission, Docket Sub 18 TA, now before us, seeking basically to expand its temporary authority granted in Sub 16 TA but without certain service restrictions, particularly against tacking and interlining at Silver City, New Mexico. The Plaintiff carriers opposed the application and the Commission initially denied…